Patents by Inventor Paul Peterson
Paul Peterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11118672Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift control circuit operates a shift actuator using a first opposing pulse command and a first actuating pulse command, and releases pressure with shift actuating and opposing volumes of the shift actuator upon determining a shift completion event.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Thomas Connolly, Christopher Deboer
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Publication number: 20210261129Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Graeme Andrew Jackson, David L. Wadas, Paul Peterson, Paul Wilson, Thomas Connolly, Christian Chimner, Timothy Scott Smith, Andrzej Wota
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Publication number: 20210261130Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, David L. Wadas, Thomas Connolly
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Patent number: 11082914Abstract: A user interface transient communication apparatus, method, and system. A user interface selects a communication path with a gateway without experiencing repeated failure. The user interface includes a network communication device for communicating with a remote device and a processor coupled to the network communication device. The processor includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a system notification of a local area network on which the network communication device is communicating, communicate with a target gateway on the local area network through the network communication device if the target gateway is communicating on the local area network, and communicate with the target gateway through a wide area network through the network communication device if the target gateway is not communicating on the local area network.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Robert Scott Carson, David Paul Peterson
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Publication number: 20210221373Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, David L. Wadas, Thomas Connolly
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Publication number: 20210207706Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift control circuit operates a shift actuator using a first opposing pulse command and a first actuating pulse command, and releases pressure with shift actuating and opposing volumes of the shift actuator upon determining a shift completion event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Paul PETERSON, Graeme Andrew JACKSON, Timothy Scott SMITH, Paul WILSON, Christian CHIMNER, Thomas CONNOLLY, Christopher DEBOER
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Patent number: 11054020Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift control circuit operates a shift actuator using a first opposing pulse command and a first actuating pulse command, and releases pressure with shift actuating and opposing volumes of the shift actuator upon determining a shift completion event.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Andrzej Wota, Thomas Connolly, Joseph Paul Furner, Sipei Chen, Ian Daniel McKenzie, Christopher Deboer
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Publication number: 20210162860Abstract: A transmission includes a transmission main housing, an intermediate plate secured to the transmission main housing; and a rear housing attached to the intermediate plate and/or attached with fasteners through the intermediate plate to the main housing. An input shaft is connected to an extension shaft including a plurality of splitter gears selectively couple-able to the extension shaft. A main shaft is rotatably supported by the range shaft and range shaft bearing and includes a plurality of main box gears selectively couple-able to the main shaft. A range shaft is drivingly connected to the main shaft and provides input to a planetary gear assembly. The extension shaft is supported at a first end by a bearing assembly within a partition wall of the main transmission housing and a second end is supported by a bearing assembly disposed within the bore in the range shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Paul PETERSON, Graeme Andrew JACKSON, Paul WILSON
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Patent number: 11014560Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: EATON CUMMINS AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION TECH., LLCInventors: Graeme Andrew Jackson, David L. Wadas, Paul Peterson, Paul Wilson, Thomas Connolly, Christian Chimner, Timothy Scott Smith, Andrzej Wota
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Publication number: 20210146926Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft, the input shaft selectively accepting a torque input from a prime mover, and the output shaft selectively providing torque output to a driveline. A controller determines a shaft displacement angle representing an angle value of rotational displacement difference between at least two shafts of the transmission, and performs a transmission operation responsive to the shaft displacement angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, David L. Wadas, Thomas Connolly
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Patent number: 11001260Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: EATON CUMMINS AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION TECH., LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, David L. Wadas, Thomas Connolly
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Patent number: 10989298Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift control circuit operates a shift actuator using a first opposing pulse command and a first actuating pulse command, and releases pressure with shift actuating and opposing volumes of the shift actuator upon determining a shift completion event.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Thomas Connolly, Christopher DeBoer
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Patent number: 10906546Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission TechnologiesInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, David L. Wadas, Thomas Connolly
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Patent number: 10895321Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift control circuit operates a shift actuator using a first opposing pulse command and a first actuating pulse command, and releases pressure with shift actuating and opposing volumes of the shift actuator upon determining a shift completion event.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Andrzej Wota, Thomas Connolly, Joseph Paul Furner, Sipei Chen, Ian Daniel McKenzie, Christopher DeBoer
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Patent number: 10856707Abstract: A sheet product roll holder may include a support arm, a spindle, a flowable material container, and an automated flowable material dispensing mechanism. The support arm may define a first longitudinal axis. The spindle may be coupled to the support arm and define a second longitudinal axis extending transverse to the first longitudinal axis, and the spindle may be configured to rotatably support a roll of sheet product thereon. The flowable material container may be positioned at least partially within the spindle and define a third longitudinal axis extending coaxially with the second longitudinal axis, and the flowable material container may include a container body and a volume of a flowable material positioned within the container body. The automated flowable material dispensing mechanism may be positioned at least partially within the support arm and configured to dispense the flowable material from the flowable material container.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Eric Paul Peterson, Ryan Andersen, Jacob Edward Malesky, Jon Charles Alling, Gordon Keith Graham, III
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Patent number: 10859145Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing is operationally coupled to the shift actuator and a linear clutch actuator. The linear clutch actuator is a self-adjusting actuator, and the transmission includes a self-adjusting clutch.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Andrzej Wota, Kirk Strehlow
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Patent number: 10851880Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing is operationally coupled to the shift actuator and a linear clutch actuator. The linear clutch actuator is a self-adjusting actuator, and the transmission includes a self-adjusting clutch.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Peterson, Graeme Andrew Jackson, Timothy Scott Smith, Paul Wilson, Christian Chimner, Andrzej Wota, Kirk Strehlow
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Publication number: 20200374790Abstract: A user interface transient communication apparatus, method, and system. A user interface selects a communication path with a gateway without experiencing repeated failure. The user interface includes a network communication device for communicating with a remote device and a processor coupled to the network communication device. The processor includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a system notification of a local area network on which the network communication device is communicating, communicate with a target gateway on the local area network through the network communication device if the target gateway is communicating on the local area network, and communicate with the target gateway through a wide area network through the network communication device if the target gateway is not communicating on the local area network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Robert Scott Carson, David Paul Peterson
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Patent number: 10710653Abstract: A vehicle track assembly includes an endless track having a first surface displaying a series of ground engaging profiles longitudinally spaced along the first surface and a second surface displaying a series of wheel engaging drive lugs spaced longitudinally along the second surface, a drive wheel for engaging the drive lugs and at least one idler wheel defining an inside diameter and an outside diameter, where the inside diameter of the at least one first idler wheel is greater than the outside diameter of the first idler wheel per meter of idler wheel width. The at least one idler wheel is a plurality of idler wheels, which may include a first idler wheel and a second idler wheel. The first and second idler wheels may be parallel one another, and may be separated by a distance of greater than the width of the drive lugs.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventor: Paul Peterson
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Publication number: 20200158217Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing is operationally coupled to the shift actuator and a linear clutch actuator. The linear clutch actuator is a self-adjusting actuator, and the transmission includes a self-adjusting clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Paul PETERSON, Graeme Andrew JACKSON, Timothy Scott SMITH, Paul WILSON, Christian CHIMNER, Andrzej WOTA, Carlos H. WINK, Benjamin S. SHEEN, Kevin MCGOVERN, David L. WADAS, Troy Scott REINOEHL, James Lee WHITAKER, Steven Michael PETERSON, Clinton Lee MCCLELLAN, Paige Elizabeth FERNALD, William A. DAVID